Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

> > I use transitional when I want to use have links open in a new window > > with target="blank". Strict doesn't allow target="blank". If > there's a > > better way to have a link open in a new window under strict I'd > prefer > > to use that. As Michael said, target="blank" is different than t

[css-d] Horizontal navbar problem

Hello all! This is my first post here, be merciful please... Anyway, I am trying to create a horizontal navbar, widely known from "http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/horizontal03.htm"; all looks good, except that when zooming in (Opera, Firefox, Safari, Chrome - those I've checked) list ite

Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Erica Cavin wrote: > > I use transitional when I want to use have links open in a new window > with target="blank". Strict doesn't allow target="blank". If there's a > better way to have a link open in a new window under strict I'd prefer > to use that. target

Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 16:48 -0400, Reese wrote: > On 17 Aug 10 13:32 PM, David Laakso wrote: > > > > Averill Ring at Irisweb wrote: > >>> Fwiw, it is usually best to use a strict doctype for a new site. > >> > >> Why? > > > > Because HTML 4.01 Strict [and XHTML 1.0 Strict] emphasize structure over

Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

On 17 Aug 10 13:32 PM, David Laakso wrote: > > Averill Ring at Irisweb wrote: >>> Fwiw, it is usually best to use a strict doctype for a new site. >> >> Why? > > Because HTML 4.01 Strict [and XHTML 1.0 Strict] emphasize structure over > presentation and they are /forward/ compatible. Also, I beli

[css-d] Fwd: Sigh three column layout.

-- Forwarded message -- From: Wesley Acheson Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:56 PM Subject: Sigh three column layout. To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Hi I've been trying to do a three column layout with the following constraints one content column and two "sidebar" columns with the

Re: [css-d] Hide current page link

On 2010-08-16 Sandy wrote: >>Is there a CSS method to hide the current page link in a navigation >>list? ie: if you're on the "widgets" page, you don't get the "See our >>crazy widgets!" link in the menu. >>I'm responsible for looking after a static HTML site that has had >>more and more pages

Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

Averill Ring at Irisweb wrote: >> Fwiw, it is usually best to use a strict doctype for a new site. >> > > > Why? > > Averill > Because HTML 4.01 Strict [and XHTML 1.0 Strict] emphasize structure over presentation and they are /forward/ compatible. Best, ~d -- :: desktop and mob

Re: [css-d] Any good CMS platforms?

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Christie Mason wrote: > [-CM-]  How about "Are there any good CMS platforms that use a text editor > that makes it easy for users to apply site's existing CSS?"  Last I looked, > that question pretty much removed most of the popular PHP CMS apps, and most > of the

Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

Averill Ring at Irisweb wrote: >> Fwiw, it is usually best to use a strict doctype for a new site. > > > Why? Because it will help you (the page author) identify out-of-date and/or deprecated practices (if you validate the page, but not otherwise, unless your authoring tool is DOCTYPE sensitive

Re: [css-d] Assorted CSS questions

> With regard only to the markup question, use the w3c markup validation > service. > > Your home page markup validates-- I did not check the inside pages... > > > > > Fwiw, it is usuall

Re: [css-d] Any good CMS platforms?

Steven DuBois wrote: > On 08/14/2010 05:04 AM, Dipesh Parmar wrote: > >> Does anyone have any experience in a good CMS platform... >> >> Dipesh >> > > I really like Wolf CMS. From: David Laakso That's nice. Do you have a CSS question? ~d [-CM-] How about "Are there any good CMS platform

[css-d] Spacing problem - IE7

I have been going around with the template company on this one but have not resolved it yet. On this page: http://highroadlesstraffic.com in IE7, the positioning of two elements is off. 1. the image that contains the title of the book is too low - the author's name should appear in the blue

Re: [css-d] ADMIN: Any good CMS platforms?

While I'm sure there are many good (and many bad) CMS platforms, the fact remains that this is CSS-discuss, not CMS-discuss. The mission statement here is: "Practical discussions of CSS and its use" (it's in the headers of every mail message sent through the list). Accordingly, if anyon

Re: [css-d] Any good CMS platforms?

Steven DuBois wrote: > On 08/14/2010 05:04 AM, Dipesh Parmar wrote: > >> Does anyone have any experience in a good CMS platform... >> >> Dipesh >> > > I really like Wolf CMS. That's nice. Do you have a CSS question? ~d -- :: desktop and mobile :: http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ _

Re: [css-d] Any good CMS platforms?

On 08/14/2010 05:04 AM, Dipesh Parmar wrote: > I've recently created phase 1 of a site i've shown you all before, > www.rspca-brighton.co.uk, and i'm trying to incorporate CMS so that the staff > can update text and photos themselves. I've been told SimpleCMS is very good, > which it is and very

Re: [css-d] basic positioning problems-newbie

>> >> >> >> >> Validate the markup and css and bring it back... > > thanks david > > valid page > http://www.ricochet.org/dn_test/micro_1.html Close but no cigar :-) . > > in the 3rd and 4th units from the top. i'm trying to get .right to > make 2 cols...see png >>> png: >>> http://www.ric

Re: [css-d] basic positioning problems-newbie

Ron Zisman wrote: > hey, > > > page: > http://www.ricochet.org/dn_test/micro_1.html > > css: > http://www.ricochet.org/dn_test/stylesheets > > > ron > > Validate the markup and css and bring it back... ~d -- :: desktop and mobile :: http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ ___

[css-d] basic positioning problems-newbie

hey, thanks in advance for helping png mock-up here: http://www.ricochet.org/dn_test/micrositeB_specs.png page: http://www.ricochet.org/dn_test/micro_1.html css: http://www.ricochet.org/dn_test/stylesheets having trouble sizing video in level 1 also padding seems to be ignored maybe it just e

Re: [css-d] Controlling image placement with CSS

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Keith Purtell < keithpurt...@keithpurtell.com> wrote: > Because, long ago when I started with CSS, someone I thought was a guru > told me I had to do it that way to accommodate several browsers. At that > time, it may have been true. I will make the change you have

Re: [css-d] Controlling image placement with CSS

Well, I'm not sure if their recommendation was grounded in fact, but it does look as though the memory of what they actually proposed must have faded with the years, because :

Re: [css-d] Controlling image placement with CSS

Because, long ago when I started with CSS, someone I thought was a guru told me I had to do it that way to accommodate several browsers. At that time, it may have been true. I will make the change you have suggested and move on to the matter of placing images correctly. > Why not try the alternati

Re: [css-d] Controlling image placement with CSS

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:53:28 +0100, Keith Purtell wrote: > Well, the validator was a huge help. Two problems I ran into: > > 1- It did not like the way I imported my style sheet. I thought my tag > > was correct, but the validator choked on both the @ and the ; > > 2-I tried just pasting in my

Re: [css-d] Controlling image placement with CSS

Why not try the alternative : Philip Taylor Keith Purtell wrote: > Well, the validator was a huge help. Two problems I ran into: > > 1- It did not like the way I imported my style sheet. I thought my tag >